High schools: Case flies to first victory

The young Case High School boys basketball team grew up a little bit Saturday.

The Eagles, who have seven sophomores and one freshman on their roster, rode a solid defense and the hot scoring hand of freshman JaKobe Thompson to beat Milwaukee Pius XI 68-60 in the consolation game of the Hank Raymonds Classic at Pius High School.

The defense was strong from the start as Case (1-3) went on a 17-4 run in the first 10 minutes of the first half.

PARK 73, ST. MICHAEL’S 49: The Panthers got a near triple-double from Nobal Days and played unselfish basketball for a victory over St. Michael’s of Toronto at the ETL Basketball Classic in Mansfield, Ohio.

Days had a game-high 19 rebounds and 10 assists, and scored nine points.

All but three players who got in the game scored and Larry Canady led the way with 23 points. The Panthers (2-0) also went 20 of 27 from the free-throw line, compared to 1 for 7 for St. Michael’s (0-1).

“Larry responded nicely tonight,” Park coach Jim Betker said. “We had a great practice (Thursday) and they came in focused.”

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